Device for preventing hens from setting.



E. J. SHAUT.

DEVICE FOR PREVENTING HENS FROM SETTING.

APPLJCATION FILED MAY I1. I916.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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DEVICE FOR PREVENTING HENS FBGlVI SETTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed May 11, 1916. Serial No. 96,885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN Josnrrr SHAUT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Hammondsport, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Preventing Hens from Setting; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invent-ion relates to new and useful improvements in devices for preventing hens from settmr and the ob ect of the lnventlon is to provide a device of this character which out the objects of the invention without any detrimental effects to the hen.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is so easy and simple to construct, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be efficient in operation.

lVith these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1 shows my invention applied;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same taken from one side;

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken from the opposite side;

F l is a vertical longitudinal section F 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which in Fig. 1 is shown my device applied to the limb of a hen whereby the fowl will be prevented from setting owing to the fact that it will be unable to bend the limb. This device is applied at the joint, and it forms a casing that surrounds the same and prevents bending.

The device is formed preferably from a single piece of sheet metal and consists of a rigid front strip 1 that has rounded ends 2, the upper end of the same being outwardly flared as shown at 3 so as to prevent the samefrom cutting into the flesh when this device "is in use. Projecting from the outer edge at one side of the strip 1 are a pair of tongues 4, while disposed in alinement with said tongues and projecting from the opposite edge of the strip 1 are a pair of flexible bands 5. I

The flexible bands 5 that project from one of the side edges of the strip 1 are connected 7 with an additional strip 6 and which is substantially of similar size and shape to the strip 1 and conforms in general outline to the parts of the same. Both'of these strips 6 and l are curved, so that when they are placed around the limb of the hen they will conform substantially to the shape of the same. The strip 6 is provided adjacent its outer side edge 7 with a pair of longitudinally extending slots 8 which are disposed in alinement with the flexible bands 5, and which when the device is in operation are adapted to receive the extremities of the tongues a.

in operation when it is desired to prevent the hen from setting, this device is applied in this manner. The strip 1 which is the front strip of this device is positioned on the limb of the hen at the joint, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, so that the joint will be disposed intermediate the ends of the said strip, and then the strip 6 that is spaced therefrom by the flexible bands 5 is positioned around the limb of the hen, until it is directly behind the front strip, and will be disposed adjacent the rear of the joint. From this position it will be obvious that the flexible bands 5 will be dis-- posed above and below the joint, and when the two strips are in position the tongues 4 are brought rearwardly, and their extremities are positioned through the slots 8 to lock the strips in position. The projecting extremities of the tongues 4 are bent as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings to additionally lock these parts, so that the strips will not be likely to become disengaged from each other upon the application of the normal amount of pressure thereto caused by the hen attempting to bend its limb.

It will be obvious that upon the application of this device to the limb of the hen, the hen will be prevented from setting owing to the fact that it will be impossible for her to bent the joint of the limb, as the rigid strips are positioned adjacent the side of the same, and will hold the limb straight. This device is easily and simply removed owing to the fact that it is simply necessary to straighten the extremities of the tongues to unlock the attachment from the limb, and the same may be simply applied by merely positioning the device around the limb, and extending the extremities of the tongues through the slots, and bending the same. The attachment will form a very efficient device of this character for accomplishing the purpose of the same and one that will be without any detrimental effects to the hen during the application.

From the foregoing description, construction and operation of my device for preventing hens from setting the manner of applying the same to use, and the operation thereor" will be readily understood, and it will be seen that I provide av simple and eflicient deformed from a single piece of sheet metal ineluding a pair of spaced transversely curved parallel strips adapted to engage opposite sides of the leg of a hen at the joint, integral bands connecting the opposite side edges of said strips above and below thejoint and disposed in single transverseplanes, and integral coacting means on said device for connecting two opposite side edges of said strip to removably secure the device in position on the hens leg.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN JOSEPH SHAUT. WVitnesses:

WILBUR F. KNAPP, JOHN M. TREBLE.

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